Compact parylene‐c‐coated flexible antenna for WLAN and upper‐band UWB applications. Issue 24 (1st November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qiu, Yijie; Jung, Yei Hwan; Lee, Subin; Shih, Ting‐Yen; Lee, Juhwan; Xu, Yue Hang; Xu, Ruimin; Lin, Weigan; Behdad, Nader; Ma, Zhenqiang
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 50:Issue 24(2014)
• Page Start: 1782
• Page End: 1784
• Publication Date: 2014-11-01
• Subjects: ultra wideband antennas -- wireless LAN -- broadband antennas -- reflection; compact parylene‐c‐coated flexible antenna -- WLAN -- upper‐band UWB -- compact broadband flexible antenna -- wireless local area network -- upper ultra‐wideband system -- reflection coefficient -- bio‐compatible ultra‐thin parylene‐c -- thin polyimide substrate -- flexible electronic devices -- bandwidth 2.4 GHz to 2.484 GHz -- bandwidth 3.5 GHz to 10.6 GHz; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2014.3647
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : A compact broadband flexible antenna is proposed for applications in wireless local area network (WLAN) and upper ultra‐wideband (UWB) systems, which can operate in the bandwidths of 2.4–2.484 GHz and 3.5–10.6 GHz with a reflection coefficient of <−10 dB. The presented antenna coated with bio‐compatible ultra‐thin parylene‐c is fabricated on a thin polyimide substrate with a thickness of 127 μm. The characteristics of the proposed antenna are measured under bending and flat conditions. The measured results showed that the antenna is suitable for integration with flexible electronic devices.